Durian seller killed in dawn crash with bus

BALIK PULAU: A 62-year-old durian seller died after his pickup truck collided with a factory bus in Jalan Sungai Pinang here. Balik Pulau OCPD Supt A. Anbalagan said the incident happened at around 6am yesterday in front of the Sungai Pinang community hall in Balik Pulau. “Preliminary investigations revealed the truck was coming from Pantai Acheh while the bus was travelling on the opposite side from Sungai Burong. The victim was on his way to buy durians for sale. “The pickup truck driver died at the Balik Pulau Hospital at 7.25am while the bus driver escaped unhurt,” he said when contacted yesterday, adding that there was no passenger on the bus when the accident occurred. The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving and causing death. When met at the hospital mortuary, the 31-year-old son of the deceased said his...